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CA AR97
Resolution
AI Summary
- Assembly recognizes May 22, 2024, as Harvey Milk Day to commemorate the pioneering contributions of Harvey Milk to LGBTQ+ civil rights
- Harvey Milk was the first openly gay man elected to public office in a major U.S. city, serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977 after San Francisco adopted a district election system
- Milk sponsored and passed a gay rights ordinance prohibiting antigay discrimination in housing and employment, and was instrumental in defeating Proposition 6 (the Briggs Initiative) in 1978, which would have banned gays and lesbians from teaching in California public schools
- Milk was assassinated on November 27, 1978, by fellow Board of Supervisors member Dan White, who killed both Milk and Mayor George Moscone at City Hall
- Milk's legacy includes numerous institutions and memorials bearing his name, a 2008 motion picture about his life, a 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom, a 2014 U.S. Postal Service Forever Stamp, and Harvey Milk Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport, the world's first airport terminal named after an LGBTQ+ leader
Legislative Description
Relative to Harvey Milk Day.
Last Action
Read. Adopted. (Page 5326.).
5/20/2024
Committee Referrals
Rules4/29/2024
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